Osina, Blagoevgrad Province

Village in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

Osina

Осина

Village

Osina

Location of Osina

Coordinates: 41°38′N 24°5′E﻿ / ﻿41.633°N 24.083°E﻿ / 41.633; 24.083
Country|  Bulgaria
Province
(Oblast)| Blagoevgrad
Municipality
(Obshtina)| Satovcha
Government

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• Mayor| Slavcho Hadzhiev (CEDB)
Area

• Total

| 25.543 km2 (9.862 sq mi)
Elevation

| 1,199 m (3,934 ft)
Population

(2010-12-15)[2]

• Total

| 599
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code|

2953

Area code| 07544
Vehicle registration| E

Osina (Bulgarian: Осина, old version: Usina) is a village in Southwestern Bulgaria. It is located in the Satovcha Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province.

## Geography

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The village of Osina is located in the Western Rhodope Mountains. It belongs to the Chech region.

## History

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The village of Osina was founded in the early 15th century when shepherds from the village of Kochan moved to the area where they maintained their dairies to avoid aplague outbreak. Over time additional refugees from the region around Serres settled in the village, though the exact timing and circumstances of their arrival remain unclear.

In 1873, Osina (Oussina) had a male population of 150 Pomaks and 50 houses.[3] According to Vasil Kanchov, in 1900 Osina (Усина) was populated by 250 Bulgarian Muslims.[4] Stephan Verkovic also noted that by the end of 19th century, the village had a male population of 173 Pomaks and 50 houses.[5]

## Religions

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The population is Muslim and consists of Pomaks.

## Cultural and natural landmarks

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* Remains of a settlement from the Stone-Copper Age northwest from the village;
* Remains of a medieval settlement northeast from the village;
* Remains of a medieval settlement northwest from the village;
* Remains of a church west from the village;
* Remains of an old road near the village.

## Further reading

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* Говедаров, Сабри (11 October 1969). "Осина - преди и сега". Родопи (in Bulgarian) (118). ISSN 0861-1327.

## Notes

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1. ^ "Избор на кмет и общински съвет :: Избори 2011". Archived from the original on 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
2. ^ "ТАБЛИЦА НА НАСЕЛЕНИЕТО ПО ПОСТОЯНЕН И НАСТОЯЩ АДРЕС област БЛАГОЕВГРАД община БАНСКО". grao.bg (in Bulgarian). 31 December 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
3. ^ Македония и Одринско. Статистика на населението от 1873 г. (in Bulgarian, French, English, and Russian) (II ed.). София: Македонски научен институт. 1995 [1878]. pp. 132–133.
4. ^ Кънчов, Васил (1996) [1900]. "Неврокопска Каза". Македония. Етнография и статистика (in Bulgarian) (II ed.). София: Проф. М. Дринов. p. 196.
5. ^ Райчевски, Стоян (2004) [1998]. Българите мохамедани (in Bulgarian) (II ed.). София: Национален музей на българската книга и полиграфия. p. 111\. ISBN 954-9308-51-0.

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Satovcha Municipality

Capital: Satovcha

Villages|

* Bogolin
* Dolen
* Fargovo
* Godeshevo
* Kochan
* Kribul
* Osina
* Pletena
* Slashten
* Tuhovishta
* Vaklinovo
* Valkosel
* Zhizhevo

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Culture|

Notable people|

* Atanas Zehirov
* Kamen Hadzhiev
* Malin Orachev

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